Clinical Researcher | $80/hr

HelixRecruit; Canada; Remote; CAD 96,432 - 110,208; Part time

Job summary

A leading recruiting firm is seeking a Clinical Researcher with a PhD for a part-time remote role. You will contribute expertise to AI projects, including designing legal workflows and evaluating AI performance. Ideal candidates will have research experience and proficiency in English, and will work 15-20 hours per week. This unique role begins in early December and offers flexible hours within the public health and medical practices sector.

Qualifications

• PhD from a top US/Canada/UK/New Zealand/Australia institution.
• Experience with clinical databases like ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed.
• Research experience in academic, pharma, or healthcare institutions is required.

Responsibilities

• Work asynchronously with a team of experts.
• Design multi-step legal workflows requiring navigation of databases.
• Create detailed evaluation rubrics for AI performance.
• Work 15-20 hours per week, potentially increasing.
• The work is fully remote and asynchronous.

Skills

PhD from a top institution

Experience with medical/scientific databases

Professional research experience in academia, pharma, or healthcare institutions

Attention to detail

Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

Excellent proficiency in English

Education

PhD

Job description

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Base pay range

$70.00/hr - $80.00/hr

This opportunity is shared as part of a referral program

Mercor is seeking Clinical Researchers (STEM PhDs) for a premier project with one of the world's top AI labs.

In this role, you will contribute your subject matter expertise to a cutting-edge project involving frontier large language models. Specifically, you will craft high-quality, challenging problems in your domain expertise with real-world applicability to inform the future of AI innovation.

Ideal Qualifications

• Have a PhD from a top US/Canada/UK/New Zealand/Australia institution
• Have experience with medical/scientific databases (ClinicalTrials.gov, PubMed, FDA databases, CDC data)
• Have professional research experience in academia, pharma, or healthcare institutions
• Have high attention to detail
• Have exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Have excellent proficiency in English
• Are currently based in the U.S., Canada, New Zealand, UK, or Australia

Key Responsibilities

• You will work asynchronously with a team of highly qualified experts across your domain
• You will design multi-step legal workflows requiring agents to navigate court databases, extract case law citations, and analyze regulatory filings
• You will create detailed evaluation rubrics for AI agent performance
• The project is 15-20 hours of work per week with potential for increased hours and extension
• The work is fully remote and asynchronous

Role Start Date

• This role will begin in early December with applications reviewed on a rolling basis

Interview Process

• You will complete a short interview to assess your domain expertise
• You will be paid for up to 1 hour of onboarding time including the screening process and a few onboarding videos if you are hired

Compensation and Legal Details

• You will be legally classified as an hourly contractor for Mercor
• You will be paid out at the end of each week via Stripe Connect

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Part-time

Job function

Research

Industries

Public Health and Medical Practices

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